Rough Tough Wheels: (Mighty Wheels (Paperback))

Feel the excitement, hear the sounds, watch Rough Tough Wheels in action. Rough Tough Wheels are large, powerful monsters on wheels that perform the jobs too big for most. On a newly cleared expanse of ground a grader, a paver and a dump truck all work together to build a new road. In a crowded arena, noisy with spectators, monster trucks roll and rumble as they race about! In the country, a tree spade plants a full-grown tree straight into the ground! An excavator is strong enough to break down an old house. This third book in the "Mighty Wheels" series presents big, strong vehicles that can build roads, tow or flatten whole cars or haul big loads. They rumble and roar as they carry out tasks that require sheer force of strength and size. Like the first two books in this series, Rough Tough Wheels is written in simple, rhythmic text, easy for toddlers to follow. The pictures are clearly detailed and colorful.

About the Author :
Debora Pearson is the author of the first books in the Mighty Wheels series, "Load 'Em Up Trucks" and "Hard Working Wheels," both illustrated by Chum McLeod. She co-authored the first three books in Annick Press's Adventure Travel series: "52 Days by Camel: My Sahara Adventure" (1998), "By Truck to the Arctic" (1998) and "Jungle Islands: South Sea Adventure"(2000). Debora is also the editor of the acclaimed "The TV Book: The Kids' Guide to Talking Back" (1996) by Shelagh Wallace. She lives in Toronto. Chum McLeod graduated from the Ontario College of Art in 1989. Since then Chum has been busy as an illustrator. She has illustrated books for several different publishers, including the popular "Henry and the Cow Problem" (1992) for Annick Press. Chum lives in Barrie, Ontario.

Review :
Rough, Tough Wheels is sure to be a favourite with truck-enamored pre-schoolers. Simple descriptive text is paired with vibrant watercolour illustrations depicting all sorts of large noisy vehicles. Road-building, log hauling, house moving, car-crushing, deep-digging - the trucks in this little book do it all. Each of the two-page spreads covers a single working vehicle. Clear text describes the actions of each machine in 12-15 words. This approach allows the book to be enjoyed both by the youngest of preschoolers as a read-to-me and by emergent readers as a read-alone. Chum McLeod's accompanying illustrations are bright and bold. Background detail is kept to a minimum with the primary focus being on the featured truck. Young truck fanatics will appreciate the level of detail painted into each vehicle. All the necessary levers, pistons and hoists have been included in a simplified form suited to the child audience. Ideas for parent/child sharing are included at the front of the book. Highly recommended for home, classroom and library use, Rough, Tough Wheels is destined to be a well-loved, dog-eared favourite. Highly Recommended.--Julia Wolst"Canadian Materials" (10/19/2001) Rough, Tough Wheels is destined to be a well-loved, dog-eared favourite. Highly Recommended--Julia Wolst"Canadian Materials" (10/19/2001)